The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-01
a Card from S. p. oliver.


False reports have been circulate,
throughout the county, presumably {,
weaken NY chances for the Office ot
sheriff. Had have had an opportunity
to canvass the county, there wouId lie No
necessity for this article, but as il in =
part OF my religion to work six DAYS in
| the week and rest on the seventh, time ia
cItctloneer has with me been very
scarce: 1t has been charged against me
| that became n candidate at the solicI.
tatlon OF J.. II. Hartman, aud that Hart.
man was the author of the article signed
Rotation" published in former number
OF HE LEADER; also that as member
OF the Board Of Supervisors, / opposed
defending the suit of Lichtenstein
against the county in Hartman's interest
4" answer these charges in detail will
say:
! LIST. That +. II. Hartman has never
solicited me To offer for the office Of Sher-
III nor has lie ever personally rendered me
his support. | do not question MIR. Hart
mans right to vote for who he pleases.
2nd. Before announcing myself a
candidate had the positive assurance
OF the Editor of THE LEADER that +. H.
Hartman was not the author of the
article signed Rotation, and that he
knew nothing about it until after its
publication.
3Td. l opposed defending the Lichten-
stem suit simply ON the grounds that it
would involve useless expenditure of
several hundred dollars of the county's
money. The taxpayers will find out the
ensuing winter that was correct on that
score, as we will have the principal,
accrued interest, and cost of suit to pay.
There was about $500 in warrants and
jury certificates withdrawn by Lichten-
stein at the commencement of the suit
The county has already paid aud cancel
ed nearly all of them.
L have done three or four hundred
dollars worth of carpenter WORK for
Hartman, for which he paid me. lie got
his moneys worth, | was satisfied with
the wages, and presume he was satisfied
with the work. So much for the connec-
ton between Mr.. Hartman and my
self
1t has also been charged shat favored
an allowance to DR.. COwart of $l76 90
extra, for expense incurred in taking
charge of the panperS. DIR. COwart, +.
NJ. Martin and the members of the Board
will testify that voted against the allow
ance.
also opposed from the very beginning
of my term of Office the renewal of the
contract with J. A. HoSkins for keeping
the county prisoners. That also involved
an unnecessary expenditure of over $500
per anumn.
|, in connection with other members of
the Board, have used every possible effort
to curtail the expenses OF the county.
How far we have succeeded, leave the
people to judge. One thing / can say,
that when we came into office county
warrants were worth IS cents on the
dollar; now they are worth 90 cents.
Some one, don't who, but | will re-
mark by way of parenthesis, that he was
both a fool and a coward, has written
letters to different parties in the county,
asking them not to support me, or my
thieving colleagues, as there were serious
charges against me, but to vote for an
honest and competent man, to vote for
K. w. McNair, signed, "Friend." Now,
Dir. Liar, come NJ and make your
charges public, or else If You are not
dead, Secrete yourself securely so that the
fool-killcr may not find you should he
happen along. If you only knew and
had sense enough to appreciate the per-
feet contempt some of the gentlemen you
had the audacity to address have for All
anonymous writer, you would be willing
to sink INTO everlasting obscnrlty.
That am not the choice of all the
voters of the county, will not deny.
Delinquent tax payers, among " HON may
be found officials and an Editor, are not
favorable to my election, but can assure
them that if elected it is my intention -
collect That tax. | believe that it is the
duty of every man that assists i'll making
u government to help support it.
In conclusion | VIII say that | am ne-
fore the voters of this county as II candi-
date for Sheriff. want it distinctly
understood that am not running on the
dement's of my opponent. If the voters
think | am not worthy of the office, it Is
Il duty they owe to themselves to see that
do not get it. Otherwise, trust they
will give my claim a fair consideration.
Since writing the above, | learn that Il
report Is being circulated, that l said
neither expected nor wanted the votes of
the colored citizens. presume that is an
other one of the anonymous gent'eman'S
lies. S. 7. OLIVER.